Happiness just got cheaper

By Chris Quinn :
July 22, 2014
: Updated: July 22, 2014 6:24am

Find out how much you need to earn per year to be happy in each of the 50 states when the cost of living is taken into account. The gallery is listed from lowest to highest. Read more about this data here.

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It sounds like something out of a Monty Python bit, but several years back a study was released pointing out that "satisfaction with one's station in life" (PhD speak for happiness) can be achieved with the magical monetary number of $75,000 a year.

As we near that amount of yearly income we generally become more jovial and satisfied. Though once we pass this threshold there is no discernable jump in our happiness. Not that we become unhappy once we start making more than $75k a year, just not much more happier/content than we already would be.

I'm glad we have people who do studies like this, or else how would we know that higher incomes lead to a more satisfying life?

But do not fear if you are in a job where $75k a year is not something you are likely to see.